thattheatrekid's reviews
103 reviews

The Names of the Dead by Kevin Wignall
Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.

Murder mysteries really aren’t my thing but I tried

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.

Had to return to the library and was way less engaged. I hope to try again sometime though.

Rivals by Katharine McGee
Did not finish book. Stopped at 92%.

I don’t remember why I stopped 😂 but I don’t remember anything about this book and was probably bored or busy

The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

What a fun book! The movie truly did a great job adapting it and I love the story. The only drawback is Buttercup, the only female character, is painted to be stupid and useless the whole time. But as far as the plot goes I was hooked even though I knew what would happen. 

Ella Minnow Pea: A Progressively Lipogrammatic Epistolary Fable by Mark Dunn

challenging funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Genius book! If you like things like the Phantom Tollbooth you’ll like this. Very fun, self aware, intelligent book. It just moved a bit slowly in the middle. 

We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

3.0

It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

3.0

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Honestly so boring I skimmed most of it. Not invested, not my speed and the FMC is so unlikable. I like the TV series better but I will finish the series for the sake of it/time killer 

Counting the Cost by Derick Dillard, Jill Duggar, Craig Borlase

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

I loved this memoir even though it was heartbreaking. It was a good reminder that things are not always as perfect as they seem to the outside world, and the psychological damage that can happen within cults. This author is still clearly working through therapy and this story isn’t polished or “done.” It’s real. Great writing and I appreciate her honesty.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Overall, not my favorite in terms of plot or characters. The beginning was promising but after that it was a lot of nothing. Predictable, preachy about a lot of topics just to seem profound, and the characters are entirely unrealistic, unlikable and flat. The only part I loved was all tje video game ideas. I am considering becoming an animation artist and this game gave me a lot of inspiration for graphics and the possibilities out there for story plots. The video games were where the authors real creativity came out.